Brian Morin

1757 uploads

Total photos: 1757
Total videos: 0
Species photographed: 347
Most photographed species: Snowy Owl (See all)
Countries visited: 2

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Pine Grosbeak (14)

Pinicola enucleator

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Details: male, adult

St. Andrews West - Finally, after several years without seeing an adult male and following three failed attempts at this location in the last week to see any grosbeaks I had success.

Date uploaded: Feb 8 2022

Comments (2):
Chris: Yes you certainly did. One of my favourite colours on our species.
BrianMorin: The colour and feather pattern are very attractive.

Northern Hawk-Owl (23)

Surnia ulula

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Feb 4 2022

Details: adult

Ottawa - I returned to watch this bird for a few hours. It was hunting off and on but didn't come up with a vole so when it got hungry, it went to one of its caches and had a frozen dinner. :)

Date uploaded: Feb 5 2022

Comments (6):
Ahmad Shah: Great capture.
BrianMorin: I spent three hours watching but it only moved to a good perch once.

Purple Finch (37)

Carpodacus purpureus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Feb 1 2022

Details: male, adult

St. Andrews West

Date uploaded: Feb 2 2022

Comments (4):
Chris: Fabulous colouring; I like the backlighting
BrianMorin: I was very surprised because I didn't think I had a good angle on the bird but it worked pretty well. It had the head feathers raised most of the time I watched it. Purples have recently moved back into Canada after a few months further south.

Rough-legged Hawk (34)

Buteo lagopus

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Jan 4 2022

Details: adult

Kingston - Wolfe Island - We saw quite a number of them with most being light morph birds like this.

Date uploaded: Jan 29 2022

Comments (2):
Chris: Very nicely done - and nice markings on the bird.
BrianMorin: This was a very tough one. I had five seconds to bang off a sequence as it flew and thankfully had preset the exposure with a couple of f-stops over so the bird wouldn't expose too dark. It was a question of shoot first, asked questions later. The hawk was also very close as it flew so the focus was sharp.

Snowy Owl (217)

Nyctea scandiaca

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jan 4 2022

Details: female, adult

Kingston (Wolfe Island)- We were very surprised that the bird didn't take off as we drove by, especially being an adult female. The pink sky was an interesting background.

Date uploaded: Jan 26 2022

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: It is always nice to see this magnificent bird. Great shot.
BrianMorin: She was a beauty. There were a number of birds but most were at a distance.

Northern Hawk-Owl (23)

Surnia ulula

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

Date taken: Jan 23 2022

Ottawa - a cold north wind and biting temperature was of no concern to this Hawk Owl. There are several in the region again this winter.

Date uploaded: Jan 24 2022

Comments (2):
Chris: I like the perch 😊 Super capture!
BrianMorin: The bird had just a few favourite perches and this is one I liked.

Black-bellied Whistling Duck (9)

Dendrocygna autumnalis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jan 7 2022

Details: outside normal range

Niagara Falls - This southern vagrant has spent five months hanging out with Mallards at a park. It is a bit smaller than its many cousins and when it is close it really stands out. It presumably will relocate in the spring.

Date uploaded: Jan 21 2022

Comments (4):
Chris: What a find! I remember seeing a flock in Quebec years ago and have a print somewhere. Must be getting lots of attention.
BrianMorin: It is a popular bird, visited by many birders since its arrival. I pointed it out to some people not familiar with it.

Common Goldeneye (26)

Bucephala clangula

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jan 7 2022

Details: male, adult

Cobourg- There was a bit of slushy ice in the low waves on the shore of Lake Ontario. The birds would swim in close to shore then swim back out again.

Date uploaded: Jan 21 2022

Comments (6):
Ahmad Shah: Fantastic capture, nice detail.
BrianMorin: This is a common winter duck but in most areas they are very hard to approach. I used some trees and ice encrusted rocks for cover to get shots on a very cold morning.

Northern Pintail (21)

Anas acuta

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Date taken: Jan 7 2022

Cobourg - a lingering bird that will likely soon depart as winter ice sets.

Date uploaded: Jan 12 2022

Comments (6):
Chris: Brilliant lighting. Great job.
BrianMorin: He was a beauty. You couldn't tell that I was freezing my hands off on this bitterly cold morning.

Eastern Bluebird (38)

Sialia sialis

Brian Morin

Canada (Ontario)

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Details: male, adult

Guelph - part of a small overwintering flock that were feeding on remnant wild grapes and berries, including these winter berries. This plant keeps its fruit into the coldest part of the year, usually until birds clean them out.

Date uploaded: Jan 12 2022

Comments (5):
Chris: Amazing to see. I guess he's enjoying whatever types of berries those are.
Ahmad Shah: Nice to see this beauty in winter .